Oil ends lower for a ninth straight session and enters a bear market Rising production feeds concerns over a crude supply glutOil futures settle lower on Thursday, with the U.S. benchmark crude down for a ninth session in a row, pushing its prices into a bear market, as sizable increases in crude output from major producers feeds concerns of an oversupply in the market.

Asian markets resume their fall, with tech stocks leading the way Indexes in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia drop 1% or moreAsian stock markets lost ground in early trading Monday following Friday’s regional bounce that eased last week’s pain.

Pound trades higher against dollar, euro as EU talks compromise Brexit deal Haven flows take Japanese yen to two-week highThe British pound gains against its major rivals on Wednesday as currency traders focus on progress in talks between the U.K. and the European Union, as the country attempts to exit from the trading bloc with a trade arrangement in tow.

Chinese personal finance tech company X Financial prices IPO at $9.50 a shareX Financial priced its initial public offering at $9.50 per American Depositary Share on Wednesday, selling 11 million shares to raise $104.5 million, The Chinese tech-driven personal finance company is listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares will start trading later Wednesday under the ticker symbol "XYF." Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley were joint underwriters on the deal.

China’s Nio may be facing the same issues as Tesla, according to analysts Chinese electric-car maker burns through a lot of cash and has ‘ambitious’ sales goals Nio Inc. ADRs are rallying this week but one Wall Street analyst points to concerns familiar to any investor following Tesla Inc.

China’s Tesla IPO: 5 things to know about Nio Nio hopes to raise up to $1.5 billion, making it the fourth largest IPO in the U.S. this year Shanghai-based Nio is hoping to raise up to $1.5 billion to fund an expansion that includes launching a smaller SUV to widen its customer base.

China central bank signals it doesn’t want a ‘full-scale currency war’ Move is aimed at calming both international and local investors, says analystAn olive branch to President Trump or to keep capital from leaving its stock markets?

NIO, potential Tesla rival from China, files for $1.8 billion U.S. IPONIO Inc. , a Chinese startup developing premium all-electric cars, filed for an initial public offering for American depositary shares Monday. NIO named a target raise of $1.8 billion, though the target listed on a first filing is typically an estimate used to determine expected fees and is updated with a more solid number in subsequent filings. suggested that NIO had secretly filed for an IPO and was hoping to raise up to $2 billion. The company just began showing revenue this year, reporting $6.7 million in vehicle sales and $7 million in total revenue in the first six months of 2018, when it lost more than $500 million. The company reported a loss of $758.8 million in 2017. NIO has faced many comparisons with Tesla Inc. , especially with its focus on premium electric automobiles, and NIO mentioned Tesla 13 times in . The company expects to list its ADS on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol NIO, and has enlisted Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan as underwriters.

Asian stocks closed mostly higher even as drop in oil prices weighed on energy stocks Chinese markets make gains; Nikkei slipsAsian stocks markets finish predominately higher Thursday, underscored by big rebounds in China’s stock benchmarks, after muted moves in the U.S. and Europe overnight partly on trade-war jitters. Japan’s Nikkei, however, finished the session with a modest loss, hampered by a further uptick for the yen.

European stocks close lower as trade tensions flare up again HSBC shares slip after earnings European stock markets finish down slightly Monday, as traders digest a flare-up in trade tensions between the U.S. and China as well as another round of earnings reports.

IPO slowdown expected as cracks appear in Chinese tech stocks Cushman and Wakefield, Sonos and Arlo Technologies are all expected to complete deals in AugustThe flood of initial public offerings is expected to slow to a trickle this week, as the August lull sets in and issuers pull back ahead of the Labor Day holiday weekend, but stalling Chinese internet stocks are also weighing.

Dollar rises by the most against yen in 11 weeks amid renewed Trump tariff angst Loonie loses momentum after Bank of Canada emphasizes gradual rate-hike pathThe U.S. dollar strengthens against most of its major rivals Wednesday following fresh consternation over President Donald Trump’s clashes with major trading partners and allies across the globe.

FTSE 100 slides 1.3% as U.S. seeks more tariffs on goods from China Burberry posts slower growth in sales The U.K.’s blue-chip stocks sharply drop Wednesday, falling by the most in two weeks, as the U.S. said it plans to hit Chinese imports with another $200 billion in tariffs, intensifying a trade fight between the world’s largest economies.

FTSE 100 ends up; Pound rises on Carney’s rate-hike signal Eyes remain focused on China-U.S. July 6 tariff deadline U.K. stocks close higher Thursday, with sentiment across European equities lifted by prospects that a dispute over U.S. and auto tariffs in the European Union may be resolved.

Asian markets end mostly lower as China’s tech stocks slump Tech-heavy ChiNext slides more than 2%A selloff in the U.S. spilled over into Asian markets on Wednesday, with the region’s bourses finishing mostly with losses as trade tensions showed no signs of letting up.

European stocks log best day in 2 months as ECB outlines plans to end QE Chinese growth concerns were the one big drag on the market and mining stocksStocks across Europe surge by the most in more than two months as the euro gets walloped following the European Central Bank’s policy decision to wrap up crisis-era bond purchases by the end of 2018 and keep interest rates low for at least another year.

Asian stock markets mostly gain, exhibit calm around Trump-Kim meeting Nikkei gains as yen falls; stocks in South Korea up and down before lower finishAsian stocks were largely marking time as the Trump-Kim summit in Singapore was underway Tuesday morning.

Videogame streaming platform Huya shares rise after earningsHuya Inc. shares rose more than 6% in the extended session Tuesday after the company reported first-quarter earnings. Huya stock rose a fraction and closed at $29.72 during regular trading. China-based Huya is similar to the Amazon.com Inc. -owned game-streaming platform Twitch. Huya reported first-quarter revenue of $134.5 million, up 111.5% compared with the year-earlier period. Net losses narrowed to $5.8 million or 79 cents a share. The company logged adjusted earnings of 6 cents a share. The company trades as a sponsored American depository receipt on the New York Stock Exchange. Since the company's trading debut in May, shares have climbed 85% as the benchmark S&P 500 index has gained 0.8%.

Asian markets pick up pieces, make solid gains after big losses Nikkei rises, though yen does too; Hang Seng on pace for third monthly loss out of past fourAsian stocks started Thursday’s trading with solid gains, with Japan and South Korea recovering some of Wednesday’s near-2% declines in their benchmarks.

Nikkei leads Asian-market losses as investors’ geopolitical worries grow Nikkei, Hang Seng fall more than 1%; Santos shares plunge in AustraliaJapan’s Nikkei slumped more than 1% in early trading Wednesday, as Asian stock markets pulled back following new uncertainty about trade tensions between the U.S. and China and the possibility that the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be delayed.

Meet ‘green gold’ — and the stock for betting on it Critical information for the U.S. trading dayThe Dow is working on getting comfortable back above the 25,000 mark, as lots of people scratch their heads over North Korea, Iran and the Cavs-Celtics series. In these topsy-turvy times, at least we have “green gold.”

Nikkei pulls back from 3-month high as Asian markets dip Financials lead losses in Japan; Kuroda says BOJ will note side effects of stimulusAsian markets largely fell in early trading Tuesday, despite gains on Wall Street and signs of easing trade tensions between the U.S. and China.

FTSE edges lower, but ends near 14-week high as oil’s drop offsets Shire stock rally Virgin Money jumps after approach from CYBGU.K. stocks books a tiny loss Tuesday, as oil-and-gas shares fell along with oil futures ahead of a closely watched decision on a resumption of Iranian sanctions by the U.S.

China stocks get a lift after government talks reforms Tech shares weigh in South Korea, TaiwanStocks in China rebound after government talks of economic, market reforms, but tech continued to lean on indexes in South Korea and Taiwan, but a weaker yen boosted Japanese shares.

European stocks close higher as earnings take center stage Eurozone inflation rises less than expected in March European stock markets rose for a second straight session on Wednesday, as geopolitical tensions and concerns over a potential U.S.-China trade war continued to fade and focus instead turned to the corporate earnings season.

FTSE 100 ends at a 6-week high as China’s Xi calms tariff-weary market Pound jumps after Bank of England policy maker calls for a rate hike soonU.K. stocks on Tuesday finish at the highest level in about six weeks, joining a global equity rally spurred by comments from President Xi Jinping, who promises to open China’s markets.

How Australia got wedged between the U.S. and China in trade war China is its biggest customer; U.S. its biggest investorTrade tensions between the U.S. and China have been ratcheting up. Now analysts are worrying about Australia, which sits uncomfortably in the middle, trading the most with China but receiving its largest investment inflow from the U.S.

Oil prices rebound as U.S., China trade tensions ease for now Monthly OPEC, IEA oil reports due later this weekCrude-oil futures settle higher to recoup some of last week’s losses, as U.S.-China trade tensions appeared to ease.

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